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SpeQtral is a Singapore quantum satellite communications company founded in 2017 as a spinout from the Center for Quantum Technologies. It is the first Singapore quantum satellite company to reach deployment, advancing space-based quantum key distribution for ultra-secure global communications with demonstrated space-qualified technology. On November 28, 2025, SpeQtral successfully launched and deployed the SpeQtre CubeSat aboard SpaceX's Transporter-15 mission. The 12U CubeSat, roughly the size of a microwave oven, carries space-qualified entangled photon pair source and detector modules and was deployed into sun-synchronous orbit. The mission was carried out in partnership with the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council's RAL Space, and quantum communications experiments are set to begin in early 2026 using ground stations at the Centre for Quantum Technologies in Singapore and Chilbolton Observatory in the UK. SpeQtral's strategic partnerships include SES, for interoperable optical ground stations, Thales Alenia Space, and Hispasat. The company is part of the Singapore-UK bilateral Space Technology Development Programme.
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